Displaying items by tag: Australia

COMPANY NEWS:  Leader in next-gen trade surveillance technology launches into Australia to support increasingly complex market manipulation across APAC

COMPANY NEWS:With over 22,000 businesses nominated, Nicole Schmitz Leadership Coaching (NSLC) was selected by expert judges for ‘accelerating women’ and shaping Australia’s economic, social, and cultural prosperity.

A total of 7,966 deals (mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity and venture financing deals) were announced in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region during January-July 2024, according to the latest report from data and analytics firm GlobalData.

Tesserent Cyber Solutions by Thales Australia has been recognised as a key Microsoft Solution Partner in security, Azure infrastructure and modern work.

GUEST OPINION by Darrin Iatrou, Area Partner Director, Juniper Networks, ANZ: While interacting with partners and vendors, I often come across two key operational challenges – how to maximise return on IT investment and optimise networking experiences. Regardless of their industry, most, if not all, IT leaders believe that the only way to address those concerns and keep up with the digital transformation is through proactive automation, as AI opens unlimited possibilities.

GUEST OPINION by Jamon Johnston - CEO and Founder of Solution Minds Consulting: As Preceda, a longstanding pillar in payroll management, approaches its end of life following its acquisition by Ceridian (now Dayforce) in 2021, Australian businesses find themselves at a pivotal crossroads. The discontinuation of support for this trusted enterprise software compels organisations to reassess their payroll and Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions. The pressing question: should they transition to Dayforce, the proposed successor, or explore alternative avenues?

Industry is too small, too male, and is propped up by overseas nationals

COMPANY NEWS:  StickmanCyber,, one of “Australia’s Cybersecurity and Technical Skills Gap top cybersecurity services companies, has released its report “Australia’s Cybersecurity and Technical Skills Gap”.

COMPANY NEWS: Sendle,  Australia’s leading courier service for small businesses, has expanded its shipping services with its new Print In-Store feature, enabling super small business senders and side hustlers to print labels and do returns at nearly 100 locations across the country and counting.

As quantum computing evolves and cyber threats dramatically rise, Adrian Heley, Head of Network Infrastructure Sales for Nokia Oceania, writes about the critical need for Australia to fast track the adoption of Quantum Safe Networks (QSN) to secure its digital future.

The competition watchdog, the ACCC, has issued a draft determination proposing to grant authorisation with conditions to the Australian Banking Association (ABA), its member banks, and other industry participants to facilitate business continuity planning in the cash in transit industry.

GUEST OPINION: As technology advances, large-scale concerts in Australia are evolving into more than just music events, creating immersive experiences for audiences. While providing the perfect stage for these events, stadiums present complex environments, especially for music concerts.

Australia yesterday launched a new $18 million cable connectivity and resilience centre to help undersea cable networks in the Indo-Pacific area.

Looking ahead to the rest of 2024, Australia and New Zealand’s economic prospects are modest, with both nations facing similar economic issues since mid-2023 including high inflation, sluggish growth, and rising interest rates. Against this complex backdrop, Forrester anticipates only a modest increase (+4.0%) in tech spending in Australia for 2024.

Manhattan Associates Inc. (NASDAQ: MANH) today revealed insights from the industry’s first real-world analysis of unified commerce for specialty retail in Australia commissioned by Incisiv, and in partnership with Google Cloud and Zebra Technologies. The major research study highlights four brands as overall leaders in unified commerce in Australia: Bunnings, Cotton On, Harvey Norman, and JB Hi-Fi.

This collaboration marks Acronis’ first-ever football partnership in Australia

COMPANY NEWS: Acronis, a global leader in cybersecurity and data protection, is excited to announce its latest #TeamUp partnership with Sydney FC, the most successful professional football club in Australia. In collaboration with Hyperix, a reliable, secure, and cost-effective managed services provider (MSP), this three-year deal represents Acronis' second #TeamUp sports partnership in Australia and its first football partnership in the region.

GUEST OPINION: This week’s inquiry into the use of Deep Fakes in Australian schools, combined with the increasing use of Deep Fakes by political figures both in Australia and abroad, are worrisome developments. It signals we are in a rapidly evolving arms race to research and develop effective and reliable deep fake detection tools.

Not-for-profit edtech charity Grok Academy’s five-week online programming course and interactive competition, the National Computer Science School Challenge (NCSS Challenge) is kicking off in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand on 29 July 2024.

Organised data holds the key to successfully adopting AI while improved asset management emerges among top drivers of transformation

COMPANY NEWS: AI is at the forefront of digital transformation in the utilities sector, with 82% of executives recognising it as essential to their strategy. However, despite widespread recognition of the importance of emerging technologies, only a fifth (20%) of companies have completed their digital transformation journey, with respondents split on where ownership should lie (22% reference CFO, while the same percentage cite the CTO).

COMPANY NEWS: Cvent is bringing together professionals from the events and hospitality sectors on Thursday 18 July 2024 in Sydney, Australia for the third annual industry conference ‘Cvent Accelerate’.

IBM has expanded its Australia and New Zealand senior leadership team with the appointment of Dane Gambrill as Principal, Security Business Leader.